Supernumerary chromosome inheritance in the curimbatá (Prochilodus lineatus) of the Mogi-Guaçu River

dc.contributor.authorVoltolin, Tatiana Aparecida [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorSenhorini, José Augusto
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Cláudio [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorForesti, Fausto [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorBortolozzi, Jehud [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorPorto-Foresti, Fábio [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.institutionInstituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade, Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação de Peixes Continentais, CEPTA/ICMBio Pirassununga
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-28T21:02:11Z
dc.date.available2022-04-28T21:02:11Z
dc.date.issued2010-01-01
dc.description.abstractProchilodus lineatus is widely used in pisciculture projects, mainly in the south of Brazil. It shows a basic karyotype composed of 2n = 54 chromosomes, in addition to as many as seven supernumerary chromosomes, also known as B-chromosomes. These additional small chromosomes are frequently heterochromatic, vary in number and morphology, and generally have no homology with the A complement. Intensive studies have investigated the function, origin and inheritance of these supernumerary chromosomes. The present study aimed to determine the inheritance pattern of the B-chromosomes resulting from directed cross-fertilization of P. lineatus, Prochilodontidae isolated from the Mogi-Guaçu River, Pirassununga, SP. These cross-fertilization experiments were performed at CEPTA/ICMBio in Pirassununga. The transmission patterns of these micro-chromosomes agreed (KB = 0.48) with the expectation of regular meiotic behavior following a Mendelian transmission model (KB = 0.5). A non-accumulation process was observed for these B-chromosomes in filial generations. Together, our results indicate that the supernumerary chromosomes in P. lineatus samples from the Mogi-Guaçu River exist in a neutral state and follow a Mendelian inheritance pattern. © 2010 The Authors.en
dc.description.affiliationDepto Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Campus de Bauru Bauru, SP
dc.description.affiliationDepto de Morfologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Campus de Botucatu Botucatu SP
dc.description.affiliationInstituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade, Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação de Peixes Continentais, CEPTA/ICMBio Pirassununga, São Paulo
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepto Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Campus de Bauru Bauru, SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepto de Morfologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Campus de Botucatu Botucatu SP
dc.format.extent127-131
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1601-5223.2009.02135.x
dc.identifier.citationHereditas, v. 147, n. 3, p. 127-131, 2010.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1601-5223.2009.02135.x
dc.identifier.issn1601-5223
dc.identifier.issn0018-0661
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-77954526809
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/225967
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofHereditas
dc.sourceScopus
dc.titleSupernumerary chromosome inheritance in the curimbatá (Prochilodus lineatus) of the Mogi-Guaçu Riveren
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.departmentCiências Biológicas - FCpt

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